The Irish standard., 1887-02-05

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deliriouslv, ard casting around hel
glances of utter desolation of spirit, to
wards the chair.
/ "Come along, Mr.. Shine'' said the
old man impatientlY, 81 could not lool
in that woman's face again if it were tt
save my life!'' And he hurried in hii
preparation to depart.
In few minutes the trampling o!
horses feet outside the door announced
to her the approaching departure of he1
guests. Looking through the window,
she beheld Nancy O'Neil standing in
his usual foolish attitude, tapping his
thighs with his long, bony fingers, and
gazing loosely about him. AS soon as
he caught her eyes, he winked, nodded,
and elevated coarse smiths file. at the
same time tapping his foot knowingly
with his finger. She beckoned him
quietly toward her.
81 done it, Til be bail, MISTRESS he
said i'll a whisper. eff they go past the
Crags, anyway, call me an honest man,
I give you free leave.''
"Where's Suil Dhuv?" she asked
anxiously.
"Aih? snil Dhuv? 0, he's eone--him-
self and the rest O. Che lads
''Goner' she almost shrieked the
| wortl-"Impossible!''
''Aih?''
'sHe's not gone. he cannot be.''
"O-iss, dear, he is, ma'am."
''de has deceived me!' she said, re-
firing in great distress Of soul from the
window, ''his blood be on his head! Mr..
Segur!' The Palatine did not answer,
but seemed to quicken his departure still
more.
ssYou need not fear, SIR she said,
bitterly smiling as size opened the door
and looked on him. ''Tou have no
more bad news to near from me. You
said you were armed, sir!" she added,
as he snlieuly entered the apartment,
~ am. thank Heaven" he said care
lessly, still avoiding her eyes.
s:lIook to your pistols, sir''' she said.
The old man now stared openly again
upon her,
On Ainging back the pans he started
iii real alarm to see both empty. He
hastily dashed the ramrod into The bar
rels The charges had been drawn
s'Now examine your horses feet the
woman added. ."The shoes were good
enough, perhaps. but Oh these roads the
clent:lling of the sprigs is apt to wear
faster than elsewhere.
The Palatine was affected even to
trembling.
., You car get both these little nisclaiefs
re,nedied at the other side Of the hill,"
continued Mrs. Spellacy, ''there is a
forge there. And here is yo11r alnmuni--
tion," she added, handing hin powder
and ball from a corner cupboard '"Ihis
affair may, and most probably will cost
me my life," she said mo1arnfully, ''but
I do not care for that All that I en-
treat is that you will not 6re-O---do
not! until you are compelled, have my
reasons for this request
Segur held out his hand in silence,
and wr1lng hers with kindness and graft
t71de.
'Bless you! Q God, God bless you for
that act!' she exclaimed, kissing the
hand with burst of the first generous
heart-easing tears she had shed for
many "a long day. "But go--hurry-hrr-
ry-!'' she added, checking herself and
rising hastily. "My blessings are not
ominous Of much good. Ride hard and
fast--the night will be lost. Farewell.
sir! Since you will not stay, even to
save Blood
The Palatine departed in silence.
'sNow?' the woman exclaimed, after
gazing with fixed and staring eyes upon
the old man. until he disappeared to-
gether with his company behind the hill
on the rear Of the inn, ''now, Sarah,
your time is come! Which Of 'em is it
to be? Eth, whose throat have you cut?
His or your husbands? The father OF
your child-that loved--that trusted you
that tossed his life into your hands as
freely as he would his money into a
strong box. You have armed his worst
enemy against him! Eth? yon Delilah,
you! what have you done? O great
Heaven, was mad? Come back! Ho,
Ho! old man, come back He's gone
be pretends he can't hear me, because
lie hates him deadly, and he wants to
take his life with the two pistols that I
loaded for him.
{To be continued.)
Priester, The Tailor, corner Washing
ton and Second avenue south, Mime
apolis Merchant tailoring. Perfect